Corn or potato hiller.



No. 642,398. Patented Jan. 30, I900. VAN ALLEN WHITBEGK.

CORN OR POTATO HILLER.

(Application filed Nov. 1, 1899.

(No Model.)

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CORN OR POTATO HILLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 642,398, dated January30, 1900. Application filed November 1, 1899. Serial NO- 735,506. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known thatI, VAN ALLEN WHITBECK, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Aquetuck,in the county of Albany and State of NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Corn or Potato l-Iiller, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to construct in which similar charactersof reference indi-.

cate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the beam of the improved hiller and aninner face view of one.of the moldboards and of the pivot con nectionsof the opposing moldboard, the share being in vertical section. Fig. 2is a bottom plan view of the improved hiller, the colterwheel beingomitted; and Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section taken practicallyon the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. v

An ordinary beam A is employed, provided with any approved form ofclevis or draft device lO, handles 11, and colterwheel 12. A bracket Bis secured to the under face of the beam A near its center, and the saidbracket preferably consists of a horizontal bottom member 13 and anupwardly and rearwardly inclined rear member 14 and a front member 15,as is shown best in Fig. 1, and said members are secured to the beam inany suit-.

able or approved manner. A share 16, preferably of the cultivator type,is secured to the front member 15 of the bracket B, as

shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the said share 16 extends up practically toan engagement with the under face of the beam and downwardly below thebottom of the bracket B. A pivotpin 17 is passed through the beam andthrough the bottom portion or member 13 of the bracket 13, and thispivot-pin is arranged to receive and hold in position the forward endportions of moldboards C and. C. One of these moldboards is located ateach side of the beam, and the moldboards stand at'angles to oneanother, as shown in Fig. 2, having a rearward and outward inclination.The moldboards 0 and O are of like construction and are of peculiarform. Each moldboard consists of a central longitudinal substantially,

straight section 18, an outwardly and up wardlyinclined upper section19, and an outwardly and downwardly inclined section 20, and each of thesaid moldboards is inclined at its forward end. The moldboard O at itsforward end is provided on its inner face with two eyes 21 and 22,through whichthe pivotpin 17 passes, while the opposing moldboard O isprovided with corresponding eyes 21 and 22, through which the pin 17 isalso carried, as is shown in Fig. 3. of the moldboards are at the rearof and are protected by the share 16, and in any adjusted position ofthe said moldboards the forward ends of said moldboards are inside ofthe side edges of the share, so that the earth as turned up by the sharewill pass freely and uninterruptedly to the outer faces of themoldboards.

Each moldboard is provided with an extension 23 on its upper member 19,at the rear end of the said moldboard, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, andthe rear ends of the moldboards are adjusted relative to the beam andmay be secured to the beam in adjusted position through the medium ofsegmental arms 24, provided with a series of longitudinal openings 25,and these arms are adapted to slide one over the other,being secured oneto the inner face of each of the moldboards, as is illustrated in Fig.2, and when the moldboards have been adjusted they are securely held tothe beam by a suitable bolt 26, passed through registering apertures 25in the adj usting-arms 24 and an opening produced in the rear portion ofthe beam A.

The peculiar formation of the moldboards insures the earth being carriedup close to the roots of the plants and deposited on the upper portionof the rows of plants at the roots, the lower edges or members 20serving to cut weeds or the like, while the upper members or sections 19cause any dirt that may rise to The pivot ends ICO be thrown downward,while the straight or body sections 18 of the moldboards conduct thedirt directly to the stems of the plants. The extensions 23 of themoldboards prevent the possibility of any dirt flying upward and overthe moldboards at their rear ends, the dirt being brushed near the stalkof the plant and forming the desired hill over the roots. It is obviousthat the implement can be quickly and conveniently adjusted to any widthdesired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a hiller, a beam, a share connected with thebeam, and moldboards having their forward ends at the rear of the saidshare, the said moldboards each comprising an approximatelystraightcentral longitudinal section, an outwardly and upwardly inclined uppersection, and an outwardly and downwardly inclined bottom section,substantially as described.

2. In ahiller, the combination with a beam, a bracket secured to thesaid beam at its under side, and a share carried at the forward portionof the said bracket, of a pivot-pin passed through the beam and throughthe bottom portion of said bracket at the rear of the share, moldboardseach having projections upon their inner faces, the projections on onemoldboard overlappingthe corresponding projections on the othermoldboard, the said projections having registering openings throughwhich the said pivot-pin passes, the forward ends of the moldboardsbeing in all positions of said boards within the line of the a sideedges of the share, and means for adj usting the said moldboards attheir rear ends.

ward inclination, and an extension at its rear end beyond thebody-section, together with a bottom section having a downward andrearward inclination from the body-section, as described.

5. Ina hiller, the combination with a beam provided with a draft device,handles and a colter-wheel, of a bracket secured to the under face ofthe beam near its center, the said bracket having a horizontal bottommember and upwardly and rearwardly inclined rear and front members, ashare secured to the front member of the bracket, moldboards pivoted attheir forward ends at the rear of the said share, the pivot-pin of saidmoldboards extending through the beam and through the bottom member ofthe bracket, and adjusting devices for the rear portions of the saidmold boards, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

VAN ALLEN WHITBEOK.

Witnesses:

, ALDEN NODINE,

H. W. ELMENDORF.

